Northrop received the USAF contract to produce new long-range strike bomber, Finnish Defence Forces secured a mandate from the MoD to start the HX fighter project, and Boeing received Apache and Chinook order from India. Airforce-technology.com wraps up key headlines from October 2015.

The US Air Force (USAF) awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman for the production of new long-range strike bomber (LRS-B), in a bid to replace the air force’s aging fleet of bombers.

The new long-range, highly survivable bomber will be capable of penetrating and operating in the future anti-access, area denial environment, with its capability to strike any target, any time around the globe.

The new system will have an open architecture that will allow integration of new technology and timely response to future threats across the full range of military operations.

The US Air Force (USAF) awarded an $882m contract to United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, to continue launching satellites with its Delta IV and Atlas V rockets.

According to the Pentagon, the latest deal will cover launch capability, mission integration, base and range support.

Under the contract, ULA will deliver services that include maintenance commodities, Delta and Atlas depreciation, and provides for mission assurance, programme management and systems engineering.